Hear ye! Hear ye! April 14th, 2012 marks the day for the 3rd Annual Kansas City Tweed Ride! That’s right, a date has been set and we are more than excited to start finding our tweed attire! This year, we are gonna change it up a bit and move toward the Steampunk style. Basically the same as before, but a bit more spiced up. So mark down the date, reserve it and plan on attending this magnificent event and enjoy the day with the rest of us tweed heads.  For more information, check out the Kansas City Tweed Ride webpage!

We are also excited to be a part of a small group that was invited for the advanced screening of the of the new Warner Bros. Pictures production of “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”. A local agency is wanting to promote the movie and in doing so, they have invited members from the Tweed Ride. They have asked us to be in our full tweed attire along with our bikes for display during the screening. Not only do we get to see a fun thriller, but we can also raise more awareness for cycling in the community. For further details of this event, go here.

Also, don’t forget about the 2012 Kansas City Cyclists Calendar that is on sale now! It has over 100 different KC cyclists featured with their velos in this entertaining publication. If you would like a copy of this calendar, click on the photo below for more information or just ask us for one!

The 2012 Kansas City Cyclists Calendar is now on sale! This weekly calendar features 76 cyclists of all ages (13-83) in the Kansas City area…..showing how cycling has affected their lives. Calendars are $20. All proceeds from each calendar will benefit two local Kansas City cycling non-profits:

• Revolve Inc. – providing quality, used bicycles at low and no-cost for Kansas City’s Urban Core
• BikeWalkKC – working for better bicycling and walking in Greater Kansas City

Calendars will be shipped via USPS Media Mail.

Just ask us for one of these awesome calendars or you can go here to order your calender today!!

Many thanks to Caroline Smith for inviting us to be a part of this wonderful calendar and Tom Styrkowicz for his photography skills! If you want wacky cool family photos, fun events like ‘girls’ night at the studio’, or even (slightly) more serious corporate photos, go to his website for all the latest modern portrait images: http://53tom.com

The first Spooks and Spokes Halloween Ride was fun, and we would say it was a success! Starting out at Grinder’s, there were 17 riders that gathered. We made our way up to The Filling Station, and unfortunately 2 riders had to drop out. One had to go to work and the other was not confident in their bike that they had just purchased. After a brief stop  for some coffee, we made our way down to the Plaza to show off the costumes, and also to make drivers aware of cyclist on the streets. We had a good time waving and shouting “Happy Halloween!” to passers-by, pedestrians and motorists; all joined in on the shouting and honking. It was a great time! We made a stop at O’Dowd’s to enjoy a quick drink and then up to McCoy’s for some lunch. Finally we made our way back to Grinder’s where we enjoyed celebratory drinks and a much-needed Chili bomb pizza.

In all, it was a fun ride and the weather was great. Next year we will plan on more of a bicycle ride and fewer stops. The stops were fun, but getting out and enjoying the bicycle is what it’s all about! Thanks to all that showed up and we hope to make it more fun next year!

The good people at Bike Walk KC have a monthly happy hour at random spots in the city. This month they are having it at The Cashew at 2000 Grand on the corner of Grand and 20th, KCMO! So grab your bicycles, take the bus or walk on down to the Cashew and learn about lights, have a drink and meet some fun folks who are car free or car light! It’s always a fun event!

We’ll see you there!

We are excited to invite you to our first Spooks and Spokes Halloween Bicycle Ride! Costumes are not required, although we’ll be dressed up and encourage you to do the same. We’ll be meeting outside of Grinder’s on Locust between 18th and 19th Street. We will head to The Filling Station for a quick cup of Joe before winding our way to the Plaza to parade our Halloween attire. From there we will head to Westport and will stop in at McCoy’s for lunch. After lunch we will head back to Grinders for some spirits. The more the merrier, so please feel free to invite anyone you wish! Remember, this is a fun ride, and no one will get left behind; we will be riding casually. Hope to see you Sunday!

Below is a link to the route that has been proposed:

Spokes and Spooks!

You can also go here and RSVP to the event page on Facebook! Hope to see you all there!!

Facebook Event Page